Columbus in Muscogee County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Radcliﬀ School

By David Seibert, April 17, 2004

1. Radcliff School Marker

Inscription.

Radcliff School. . In the fall of 1914 Radcliff School was organized in Allen Temple A.M.E. Church. At that time it was known as Wynnton Hill School. J. L. Bond was principal and the first head teacher was Mrs. S. A. Cody. When the building burned, the school was relocated to Wynnton Hill Baptist Church and later Primitive Baptist Church. In 1929, the school name was changed to Radcliff after a new building was erected on land purchased through a grant from the Rosenwald Foundation. Mrs. Cody was principal with an enrollment of 100 pupils. Radcliff became a junior high in 1940 and, in 1944, became the second senior high school in Columbus for blacks. Mr. B. F. Mosely was principal from 1935-1952 and Dr. M. A. Clarke and Mr. B. T. Stafford followed him. Radcliff was destroyed by fire in 1971.

In the fall of 1914 Radcliff School was organized in Allen Temple A.M.E. Church. At that time it was known as Wynnton Hill School. J. L. Bond was principal and the first head teacher was Mrs. S. A. Cody. When the building burned, the school was relocated to Wynnton Hill Baptist Church and later Primitive Baptist Church. In 1929, the school name was changed to Radcliff after a new building was erected on land purchased through a grant from the Rosenwald Foundation. Mrs. Cody was principal with an enrollment of 100 pupils. Radcliff became a junior high in 1940 and, in 1944, became the second senior high school in Columbus for blacks. Mr. B. F. Mosely was principal from 1935-1952 and Dr. M. A. Clarke and Mr. B. T. Stafford followed him. Radcliff was destroyed by fire in 1971.

Erected 1993 by Historic Chattahoochee Commission, Muscogee County School District, and Radcliffonians.

Location. 32° 27.376′ N, 84° 57.198′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Georgia, in Muscogee County. Marker is on Radcliff Avenue 0 miles north of Martin Luther King Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. The marker stands in a

By J. Makali Bruton, December 25, 2017

2. Radcliff School Marker

The Nazareth Baptist Church is to the east of the marker, across the street.

church parking lot, the former site of the school. Marker is at or near this postal address: Opposite 526 Radcliff Avenue, Columbus GA 31906, United States of America.

3. The Carter Monumental Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, just north of the marker.

By J. Makali Bruton, December 25, 2017

4. Radcliff Cemetery, just west of the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2017. This page originally submitted on September 12, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 941 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on September 12, 2009, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 25, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Querétaro, Mexico. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.

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